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Rule "every now and then (now and then)"

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Description: every now and then (now and then)
Message: Consider an alternative to strengthen your wording.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Every now and then the faucet drips.
    Correction suggestion: Sometimes, Occasionally, Sporadically, Now and then
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ID: EVERY_NOW_AND_THEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)